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Maponics CEO Speaking on Geo-data Mining at Location Intelligence Conference

by Gloria Dufield, Marketing Specialist on May 16, 2012 at 2:48PM

Maponics CEO and Founder, Darrin Clement, will be speaking at the Directions Magazine Location Intelligence Conference next Tuesday, May 22^nd in Washington, D.C.  He will be joined on the “Cloud Computing and Data as a Service” panel by Lindsay McGreevy of Skygone, Duncan Guthrie from Socium Ltd and TomTom’s George de Boer. Darrin’s panel presentation, “Pros and Cons of Mining the Web for Geo-data”, will include several keys to successfully mining the Web for geographic data based on real world, commercial needs.

Don’t miss this great conference and Darrin’s presentation, register today!

Cloud Computing and Data as a Service panel
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Time: 2:05-3:15 pm
Location: Horizon Room “A”,Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

Want to meet with Darrin or a member of our Sales Team at this Conference? Email marketing@maponics.com to schedule a meeting.

If you are in New York City tomorrow, you can also hear Darrin speak at the Geoweb Summit.

New York Times Tells How Maponics Neighborhoods Are Being Used for Social Networking

by Gloria Dufield, Marketing Specialist on May 14, 2012 at 2:21PM

Did you catch the New York Times Saturday? If not, you missed this great article.  In it, social networking site Nextdoor tells how they are using Maponics Neighborhoods to let people connect with neighbors online (while also maintaining a comfortable level of personal privacy). Read the full article here:  Meet Your Neighbors, if Only Online

We often say how inspired we are by what our customers are doing. This is another great example! We’re happy we can play a role in helping people feel a greater sense of community.

Interested in learning more about how social networking companies are using culturally relevant boundaries to help people connect? Download this (free) article which appeared in GeoWorld magazine “Where Are Your Friends?  Social Networking in Social Spaces”.